revanche

[ ruh-vanch, -vahnsh ]

/ rəˈvæntʃ, -ˈvɑ̃ʃ /

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noun

the policy of a state intent on regaining areas of its original territory that have been lost to other states as a result of war, a treaty signed under duress, etc.

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Origin of revanche

1855–60; < French: revenge

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Examples from the Web for revanche

Hence Germanys bristling attitude to France, and the revival in France of the revanche idea, which had died down.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
Any hope of revanche is abandoned in the reflection of the super-retaliations he himself conceives.
The Merry-Go-Round|Carl Van Vechten
The worst of it is, when one bets with these low people there is no chance of getting a revanche at some other time.
The White Chief|Mayne Reid
In France we always encountered ideas of revanche felt by ambitious politicians.
The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915|Various

At that time the "revanche" against the French seemed necessary to the Russians on account of Sevastopol.
The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies|Lev N. Tolstoy